Spears' Parenting Skills Called Into Question

Britney Spears stumbled outside a Manhattan hotel, nearly dropping her 8-month-old son and further fueling the ever-growing media scrutiny of her pare

Britney Spears' parenting skills have, again, been called into question this week when she stumbled outside a Manhattan hotel, nearly dropping her 8-month-old son Sean Preston.

In the photos published on the front-page and inside the New York Post on Friday May 19th, 2006, the pop singing sensation was spotted exiting The Ritz-Carlton hotel with Sean Preston in one hand and a glass in the other.

Unfortunately, as the bodyguards walked the star to her car, she stumbled. It was her long pants that getting tangled in her open-toed shoes that caused her bent low as Sean Preston's head flung backward, knocking off his orange hat.

Though so, Spears was able to keep her balance and hold on to her son, with help from a bodyguard, who reacted quickly. In fact, the incident has fueled the ever-growing media scrutiny of her parenting skills.